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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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<p>Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.</p>


Angie Schmitt

Car Dependence

How America’s Staggering Traffic Death Rate Became Matter-of-Fact

How to Make Big Box Stores Less Terrible for Walking: 8 Expert Tips

FHWA Gleefully Reports That Driving Is Rising Again

Cities Lead the Way as U.S. Car Commuting Takes Historic Downturn

Auto Industry Analyst Predicts Decline of the Two-Car Household

Americans Aren’t as Dependent on Cars as You Might Think

Great Cities Don’t Have Much Traffic, But They Do Have Congestion

Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment

<p>Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.</p>


Aaron Bialick

“Closing” Lombard Street: The Language of Taking Cars For Granted

Survey: Freedom From Car Dependence Appeals Across Generations